1943 ⟶ Operation Mincemeat Begins

Operation Mincemeat
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🕵️ Operation Mincemeat Begins

Operation Mincemeat⟶
Operation Mincemeat Begins (1943)
Operation MincemeatDeceptionIntelligenceUKMilitaryWarfareStrategicSicilyAllies

💣 Operation Gunnerside Begins

Operation Gunnerside⟶
Operation Gunnerside Begins (1943)
Norwaysabotageresistancenuclearheavy waterOperation GunnersidemilitaryEuropewar

📜 Body with False Documents Released off Spanish Coast

Lt. Jewell's crew release a body bearing false documents near the Spanish coast. Later, the body washes up on the Spanish coast and is discovered by a local fisherman. They will go on to mislead the Germans about the site and timing of the Allied invasion of Sicily.⟶
Body with False Documents Released off Spanish Coast (1943)
DeceptionIntelligenceSpainBodyFalse DocumentsOperation MincemeatUKMilitaryWarfareStrategic

🛢️ Operation Tidal Wave Begins

Operation Tidal Wave⟶
Operation Tidal Wave Begins (1943)
RomaniaPloestioilbombingstrategic bombingair raidaviationoil refineriesfuelOperation Tidal Wave

🎈 Operation Outward Ends

Operation Outward ends.⟶
Operation Outward Ends (1944)
UKOperation OutwardBalloon BarrageStrategic BombingPropagandaWorld War IIDefense

⚔️ Operation Nordwind Begins

The Germans begin a surprise offensive (Operation Nordwind) in northern Alsace.⟶
Operation Nordwind Begins (1945)
Western FrontAlsaceGerman OffensiveOperation NordwindBattle of the BulgeOffensive Operations1945Eastern Front